Monthly Archives: April 2006

Word count in Kate?

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 4/27/2006
Attention lazyweb! Okay, I typically use Vim for all my text editing needs, but one of my co-workers is using (or was using) Kate and couldn't find a word count feature. I popped Kate open on my desktop (version 2.5.0, from Ubuntu/Kubuntu) and couldn't find a word count either -- granted, I didn't look too [...]
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Note to PR folks

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 4/25/2006
A single follow-up to a press release or invitation, via email, is sufficient. Daily reminders of an upcoming event -- that does not even take place anywhere near the city where I work -- are emphatically not appreciated and a good way to ensure that all future releases are ignored. Follow-up phone calls to press [...]
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Congress Is Giving Away the Internet, and You Won't Like Who Gets It

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 4/25/2006
No time for commentary on this one, but well worth a read -- not just for open source folks, this one's a concern for everybody. Congress Is Giving Away the Internet, and You Won't Like Who Gets It: Congress is going to hand the operation of the Internet over to AT&T, Verizon and Comcast. Democrats are [...]
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A look at NeoOffice 1.2

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 4/24/2006
A few weeks ago, I wrote up a short review of NeoOffice, the OpenOffice.org port for the Mac OS. It's up on the site now, check it out if you're a Mac user and have an interest in finding an office suite without ponying up a bunch of bucks to get basic functionality.
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How to make money writing, the query letter (or email...)

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 4/22/2006
Prior to taking the job I have now as editorial director for Linux.com, I was a freelancer for about six years, writing for Linux Magazine, Enterprise Linux Magazine, UnixReview.com, Linux Weekly News, IBM developerWorks, ZDNet, and a few others. I thought I'd share a few tips here that might help prospective authors get a little work [...]
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iPod prices to drop?

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 4/21/2006
Just in case you were thinking about buying a new iPod -- maybe so you can try Rockbox on it, or put Rockbox on your old iPod -- you might want to hold off until June. Apple's CFO is saying they expect prices on the iPod to be "down a little bit in the June [...]
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Things to do this weekend...

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 4/20/2006
Most people look forward to weekends because they relax, go out, have fun, that sort of thing. On the other hand, I look forward to weekends because I can work on computer projects that... differ slightly from what I work on during the week when I'm researching articles or doing sys admin stuff. Also, I [...]
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